YOU’RE A SAVAGE!

Music soothes the savage beast. No matter what mood I’m in there is a song that can describe it, intensify it or change it. I like that the language of music is universal in that it doesn’t pledge allegiance to race, culture, socieo-economic status, geographic region or gender (most times). It communicates stories of life, love, loss, longing and lust. If it happens in life chances are you’re gonna hear about it in a song. And while my favorite music is rap, I realize I must listen to other genres or risk becoming dumb. I was chopping it up with Melle Mel and The Furious Five not too long ago and she explained to me music’s effect on our brain. In a nutshell, she told me if I didn’t stop listening to so much rap music I was gonna be dumber than a doorknob when it was all said and done. She recommended classical music as it was some of the best music for brain development that I could listen to and I told her baby steps. And because what she shares with me never falls on death ears, I’ve since added a few jazz tracks to my iPod playlist so now they get shuffled around with the egotistical, misogynistic, secular music that I listen to on a regular. I did this because I don’t ever wanna be dumb. Listed below are a few songs that no matter when or where they’re played can and oftentimes do put me in a certain mood. I’ll tell you mine if you tell me yours……

SONGS THAT MAKE ME WANNA BREAK OUT IN DANCE:
Like A Pimp – David Banner
Rock With You – Michael Jackson
I Wanna Rock – Uncle Luke
The Pleasure Principle – Janet Jackson
Is That Yo Chick – Jigga, Twista and Missy
Gucci Bandana – Gucci

SONGS THAT MAKE ME FEEL SAD:
Love Ridden – Fiona Apple
If You Don’t Wanna Love Me – James Morrison
A Song For You – Donnie Hathaway
Til It Happens to You – Corrine Bailey Rae
The Heart of the Matter – India Arie
So Not Over You – Simply Red